Brussels, 04/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - The main workshops, colloquies, conferences and seminars on themes relating to European integration this January are:
Solidarity vs. Subsidiarity: tools for handling global pandemics - Brussels, Monday 11, from 3.00pm to5.00pm. This event is organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC). Speakers include: John Ryan, Head of health threats unit, DG SANCO, European Commission and David Mercer, Head of contagious diseases and responses, WHO Europe Regional Bureau. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
CFSP/ESDP and development in EU military capability - Brussels, Monday 11, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. The conference is organised by the European Institute for International Relations (IERI). Speakers include: Admiral Jacques Rosiers, Honorary aide de camp to the Belgian King, and General Gabor Horvath, Head of military capability and planning at the European Union's military staff. Enrolment and programme: http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module1/seance7 .
State of the Union: Annual Brussels Think Tank Forum 2010 - Brussels, Tuesday 12, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. This event is organised by the following think tanks: Bertelsmann Stiftung, Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory (Bruegel), Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Egmont Institute, European Policy Centre (EPC), Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri), Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), in collaboration with Agence Europe. Further information: matt.dann@bruegel.org.
“Breakfast Policy Briefing” organised by the EPC. Brussels, Wednesday 13, from 8.00 to 9.30am. The speaker will be William E. Kennard, US Ambassador to the European Union. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
The Stockholm Programme and the European citizen- Balance Sheet and implementation prospects - Brussels, Wednesday 13, from 1.00pm. This event is organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The speaker will be Jacques Barrot, European Commissioner for justice, freedom and security. Contact: sekretariat@eukas.eu.
Rethinking well-being - How to keep Europe on the sustainability track? - First in a series of events organised by MEPs Rebecca Harms, Jo Leinen and Sirpa Pietikäinen on the theme of Striving for a living economy: how to shift the traditional growth paradigm towards well-being of humans and our planet? - Brussels, Wednesday 13, from 7.00 to 10.00pm. Speakers: Olivier Giscard d'Estaing, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, Tim Jackson, author of “Prosperity without Growth”, Jakob von Weizsäcker, researcher at Bruegel. Contacts: thomas.fischer@bertelsmann.de and info.eu@worldfuturecouncil.org.
How to restore financial stability? - Brussels, Wednesday 13. This event is organised by the Centre for European Reform (CER). The speaker will be: David Wright, Director-General for internal market and services, European Commission: events@cer.org.uk.
A trade policy for the European Union - A report from the EU trade policy study group - Brussels, Thursday14, from 10.00am to 12.30pm. This event is organised by the ECIPE. Information: info@ecipe.org.
European growth and jobs in 2010 - Brussels, Thursday 14, from 2.30 to 4.30pm. This event is organised by the EPC. Speakers: Jørgen Elmeskov, Head of the OECD's economics department, Istvan Szekely, Director for economic research, DG ECFIN, European Commission, Goran Hultin, European Affairs Adviser, Manpower. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
A lower carbon Union? Towards improved European taxation to combat climate change - Brussels, Thursday 14, from 4.00pm to 7.00pm. This event is organised by Notre Europe. Speakers include: Eloi Laurent and Jacques Le Cacheux, authors of the study, Peter Carl, former Director-General for the environment and former Director-General of trade at the European Commission, Walter Deffaa, Director-General of DG TAXUD at the European Commission, Carl Schlyter MEP, Patrick Ten Brink, Head of the Brussels IEEP (Institute for European Environmental Policy). Enrolment: inscription@notre-europe.eu.
Democracy's plight in the European Neighbourhood - Brussels, Wednesday 20, from 1.15 to 2.30pm. Event organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speakers: Richard Youngs, Director of Research, FRIDE, Michael Emerson, Director of the “Neighbourhood Unit”, CEPS. Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu.
Failed and failing states: will they keep us busy in the next 20 years as they did during the last 20 years? - Brussels, Thursday 21, from 1.00 to 2.00pm. Event organised by the IES. Speaker: Jamie Shea, NATO's Director of Planning. Contact: mark.de.clerck@vub.ac.be.
How should market infrastructure be governed? - Brussels, Friday 22, from 12.30 to 3.00pm. Event organised by the CEPS. Speakers: Ruben Lee, Executive Director, Oxford Finance Group, Daniela Russo, Director-General, ECB ( attendance to be confirmed), Ignace Combes, Deputy CEO, Euroclear (to be confirmed), Jeffrey Tessler, Deputy CEO, Clearstream (to be confirmed). Contact: Isabelle.tenaerts@ceps.eu.
What's Wrong with Social Democracy in Europe? - Brussels, Friday 22, from 1.00 to 2.30pm. Event organised by the Madariaga Foundation. Speakers: Ernst Stetter, Secretary General of the FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies), Philippe Marlière, reader in French and European policy is at University College, London (UCL). Information: info@madariaga.org.
Implementing the Lisbon Treaty - challenges and opportunities - Brussels, Wednesday 27, from 4.00 to 6.00pm. Event organised by the EPC. Speakers: Rosa Balfour, Senior Analyst, EPC, Janis A. Emmanouilidis, Senior Policy Analyst, EPC, Antonio Missiroli, Director of Studies, EPC, Fabian Zuleeg, Senior Analyst, EPC. Information: v.gilles@epc.eu.
Women, peace and security - Brussels, Wednesday 27, from 12.30 to 2.00pm. Event organised by the Security and Defence Agenda (SDA). Speakers: Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General, NATO, Margot Wallström, Vice President, European Commission, Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, first Vice President of the Spanish Government. Contact: jessica.henderson@securitydefenceagenda.org.
Nuclear Energy - Brussels, Wednesday 27. Dinner-debate organised by Confrontations Europe. Speaker: Dominique Ristori, Deputy Director-General (coordination of nuclear activities, supervision of H and I directorates), DG TREN, European Commission. Information: userafin@confrontations.org.
Cyber attacks: hype or an increasing headache for open societies? - Brussels, Thursday 28, from 1.00 to 2.00pm. Event organised by the IES. Speaker: Jamie Shea, NATO's Director of Planning. Information: mark.de.clerck@vub.ac.be.
European citizens consultations final event - Brussels, Thursday 28, from 5.00 to 7.00pm. Events organised by the EPC. Information: v.gilles@epc.eu.
States and enterprise in globalisation - Opportunities and threats to strategic sectors - Paris, Thursday 28, from 8.45am to 4.45pm. Event organised by the Centre européen de droit et d'économie (ESSEC). Speaker: Anne-Marie Idrac, French Secretary of State for external trade. Information: Séverine Laurence - laurence@essec.fr. (O.L./transl.fl)